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| Configure Offline File synchronization policies |
| Offline Files let a user continue to work with files from another computer (such as a server), even |
| when that computer isn't available. By default, Windows 2000 synchronizes Offline Files at logon |
| and logoff; however, by default, Windows 2000 synchronizations don't include subfolders of a folder |
| marked for offline use. If you need Windows 2000 to synchronize those subfolders, configure the |
| Group Policy to make it happen. |
| To configure the policy locally, click Start | Run and enter MMC to start the Microsoft |
| Management Console. Click Console | Add/Remove Snap-In | Add, and choose Group Policy from |
| the list. Click Add, verify that Local Computer appears in the Group Policy Object list, and click |
| Finish. Close the Add/Remove dialog boxes to return to the MMC. |
| Next, open the Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Network/ |
| Offline Files branch. In the right pane, double-click the policy Subfolders Always Available |
| Offline. Set it to Enabled and click OK, then close the policy editor. Now when Windows 2000 |
| synchronizes offline files, subfolders will be included. |
| Setting the Subfolders Always Available Offline policy ensures that users have access to all of |
| their offline files, and it also cuts down on support time: You won't have to go on a hunting |
| expedition for files that users thought were available offline but were not. |
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